A rattling sound comes from a five-gallon white plastic bucket sitting on a Great Falls sidewalk. Coiled in the bottom is a 3-foot long, brown and green shaded snake with a flat, diamond-shaped head.

The Australian Venom Research Unit receives funding from the NHMRC. At the same time, the snake needs to know what sort of animal it is dealing with, and a snake’s tongue is an important way for it to ...

Whoever coined the phrase “silent as a snake” clearly never met one on a bad day. While snakes might not sing, chirp, or roar, they’ve got a surprising playlist, complete with hisses, buzzes, wheezes, ...